Content Update 3.15.0 -- Path of Exile: Expedition

I'm just confused as to how all these nerfs to QoL aspects of the game (increased mana costs, flasks + curse ailment immunities, etc) is going to open up more build options, make the game more enjoyable or fun. If anything it'll just consolidate the power amongst the few builds that were less affected or didn't care about flasks or ailments innately and everybody else is just SOL.

All those middling and budget builds that would have a semi-passable end game are just gutted now. You didn't change anything except make them worse and harder / more expensive to make work on top of making the entire game more annoying and more frustrating to play. Like, why would a character run a Temporal Chains map unless you have innate curse immunity because Warding Flasks no longer grant curse immunity for a duration? I'm just gonna reroll it every time I see it now. Great "gameplay" there bro. Much choice.

I totally understand trying to combat power creep. But maybe you shouldn't actually do that by hitting the QoL of your players.

Just remove cluster jewels and be done with it ... all you did since release was nerf them... and take delirium with them. Its a dumb mechanic that goes against your design anyway.

OH NO NO NO. Quin is going to read this till the league ends PepeLa.

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Sighted wrote:

It feels like the devs are once again balancing the game around the top 5% of players.

This is the second league in a row where the game has been gutted by nerfs and it's really demoralizing.

It's mostly about balancing the game for streamers.

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Sad times :(

I wonder how long it's gonna take Chris to catch on to the fact his type of fun is maybe not the majority of the player base's type of fun.
I mean I understand... The game has to be difficult and stuff to remain special and different from the rest. But don't forget that it's also a game and games should be first and foremost a fun experience. If I want a shitshow of people pulling the rug from under me no matter how hard I try to climb I'll play this shitty little game they call real life.

Man, I have no desire to play after reading.

Nothing about these notes inspires excitement. I know they tried with the d2 skill releases, but damn I don't like these pure anti-fun patch notes.

Heard FF14 was good, going to go play that instead. Good luck everyone!

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Act Bosses throughout the campaign now drop fewer but significantly better items.

I'm hype for this, going to pick and id everything from Boss, hope this affecting Map boss as well.